7th Avenue festac town was under siege and raid based on intelligence by the Police command yesterday at about 12 midnight . Policemen were said to have raided okada riders and no fewer than 100 motorcycles were impounded.
Also it was reported that during this raid , 2 people were killed , an okada rider,Emmanuel Omofule, said to be from Calabar, Cross River State was shot dead as it turned into violence and Audu Michika from Adamawa State. Some policemen were injured as from bottles and stones hurled at them.
Punch Metro reported that the operation was led by policemen attached to the state task force, the Rapid Response Squad, the FESTAC, Satellite Town and Trade Fair police Read More »Police Midnight Raid In Festac Leaves 2 Dead
Attempt by a fleeing driver to divert a trailer loaded with 600 bags of rice, valued at N6 million, has been averted by policemen attached to Area ‘E’ Command, Festac, with the arrest of four suspects.
The truck driver, James Usman, a staff of H. Safiediene Transport Company Limited, reportedly loaded the truck from Ports of Lagos, Apapa Wharf, Sunday, for onward transfer to the company’s warehouse at Agboju.
However, he allegedly diverted the truck, number plates BDG 524 XH, to Mile 2 Estate, from where he reportedly alerted the others to come and transfer the goods onto another truck. Time was 8p.m.
September 2nd 2015, The Lagos State Police Command successfully carried out a raid on some identified criminals in their hideouts. The raid as described by the Nigerian Police was based on intelligence as it was aimed at dealing proactively with rising security threats in Festac Town. Included with these threats are reckless and lawless Okada riders , hoodlums also were not spared. About 20 Male suspects… Read More »Police Raid Criminal Hideout In Festac
News Reaching Festac Online states that in the early hours of the Grand opening of Shoprite Festac in Amuwo Odofin , Lagos State ,Some shoppers were robbed.
It is like a dream come true that Festac and its residents and people living in its environs can have a mall like Festival Mall and a standard shopping Complex like Shoprite Festac just at their doorstep.
Welcome to the Grand opening of Shoprite at Festival Mall Festac Town , Amuwo Odofin
All road led to Festivall Mall,Cars trooping in and out in their numbers ,people strolling in and out. Finally Shoprite Festac fully opened its doors to Residents yesterday , August 27 2015 and it held a grand opening which was a massive turnout.
Welcome to Festival Mall
Everybody was so eager to see the long awaited Shoprite they have been waiting for all these while.
Finally the proposed Festival Mall which we all have been dreaming of is opening in less than 72 hours. With the opening of Festival mall comes the long awaited Shoprite which is what is actually ready to be launched.
Hello Festac, the long-awaited series is here now . Festac Icon is a series where everyone who has made impact in their community ,nation and the world at large is celebrated. It is not limited to Musicians , also actors , entrepreneurs and anyone else would be celebrated. So if you know anyone in Festac and Amuwo-Odofin Community who has made an impact kindly inform… Read More »Festac Icon Is Here
So robbery in daylight is not left out in Festac as 4 Ghanaian Guests who lodged in Surerest Hotel, 2nd Avenue Road lost their valuables in one of the Lodged in rooms .
The Guests were invited to Nigeria for the Centennial celebration of Junior Chamber International(JCI) to also join the other members in the celebration.
It was supposed to be a glorious Sunday in the family of Ekwe but unfortunately it was not as Festac area of Lagos state was thrown into a state of confusion . Ugochukwu Ekwe was found dead in his family house located at 311 road , B close On Sunday, 16th August 2015. His family left for church and returned at about 12 noon to find their… Read More »23 Year Old Commits Suicide In 311 Festac
Festac Online just got this really shocking news of a barbaric act by a fellow human. July 27 2015 was a sad morning in Ijanikin Otto community at Ijanikin as a four year old boy was brutally killed by a teenager.
16 Year old , Tajudeen Azeez has been apprehended by the Lagos State police command for the brutal Killing of a 4 year old toddler identified as Ibrahim Jamiu Hassan In Ijanikin.
Tajudeen Azeez holding the remains of decaesd Ibrahim Jamiu Hassan
Sad news reaching festac online , a pregnant woman, Chika Elekawachi who was recently beat up by Policemen has lost her baby,according to Daily Sun.
Chika Elekawachi was allegedly brutalized by some policemen on the 19th of July 2015 to the extent of stripping her naked just because she was accused of resisting arrest. The policemen who were attached to the Satellite Police Division in Lagos then dragged her to the police station.
Chika Elekawachi In tears on news of the death of her baby
In a bid to Saving her life , her family members rushed her to the Safe Hands Hospital, old Ojo road, Amuwo, Lagos, after she allegedly passed out at the police station. the doctor on duty, Okoawo Innocent, who spoke on behalf of the management, admitted that Chika was rushed into the hospital half conscious.
Unfortunately , Chika started bleeding around 11pm on Monday 27th July 2015 and was rushed to emergency delivery . Although the baby was delivered on Tuesday 28th of July alive and premature but was already weak as a result of the delay to be put in an incubator and less than 48 hours after The little one who died at Outreach Hospital in Festac town, Lagos
The officers involved who were seen going about their normal duty were immediately arrested and detained. Even they believed that Chika Elekawachi was pretending to be in labor until proven wrong by the doctors.
On the cause of death, Dr Efunbu Dosekun of Outreach Hospital, who spoke with Saturday Sun, explained that the baby had breathing problem which they battled all through the night to control.
“It is rare for a premature baby to survive because there must have been a problem that led to the child being born earlier. When he was rushed in to our hospital, we did all we could to save his life. “The best thing is for the family to go for an autopsy to have a clear understanding of what really happened. Chika’s placenta detached from the baby and the unborn child was breathing on its own inside his mother’s womb. We thank God that Chika did not bleed to death before the doctors on duty discovered that”, she stated.
Chika’s family memebers have cried out to the public over what they described as an attempt by the police to sweep the matter under the carpet.
Saturday Sun gathered that Safe Hands hospital was one of the best in the area but in an attempt to please the policemen who were battling to prove that Chika was actually pretending to be in labour, they corroborated their claim.
The doctor on duty despite the bruises and the fact that Chika was brought into the hospital unconscious, said that she was perfectly okay. He even suggested that Chika should be released to her family to go home.
Chika’s relative told Saturday Sun that at about 4am on Thursday, Chika called insisting that they should go and check her baby. “I told her that it was too early but she kept insisting that I must move over to the hospital that something is wrong. It was then that my phone rang again and it was the doctor. She told me that the baby had just passed on. It is rather unfortunate,” she said.
On getting to the hospital, senior officers, including the Satellite DPO, were seen leaving after sighting the dead baby and consoling the family. He was said to have been supportive and promised that the suspects would be prosecuted accordingly. He was said to have pleaded with the family members that the police would pay the bill incurred by the family.
Confirming the incident, Lagos State Police Command spokesman, Kenneth Nwosu, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), assured that investigation was ongoing to ascertain what actually transpired. He said the suspected policemen had been arrested and were in detention, adding that they would be prosecuted according to the law guiding the force.
“The Nigerian police has a procedure which will be followed in ensuring that the suspects will be disciplined”, he added.
Its such a sad story as some of us fall victims to unsuspecting kidnappers. The festac Police division of the Lagos State Police Command has nabbed two suspects identified as Paul Akpogherhe, 26; and Theophilus Ebiowei, 28. The two suspects allegedly sold a 23-year old Girl for N1.2 Million into slavery in kuwait. According to Informationng ,Paul Akpoghereie connived with two other suspects to deceive 23 year… Read More »Human Trafficking ; Girl Sold for N1.2 Million
At around 2pm, fire started in a family building in 5th avenue P close. Men of the Fire service came after some time, also the police was around the area to guard and curtail the incident. The cause of the fire is yet unknown.
An All Progressive Congress APC chieftain , Shalewa Daramola was yesterday shot dead by suspected assassins in Festac town Lagos.
The Late Mr Shalewa Daramola
Mr Shalewa Daramola , assistant treasurer of the APC in festac according to naij was gunned down at 3rd avenue K close , Festac Town while he and his members were sharing Sallah gifts.
